Posted Sunday May 10 2015 at 10:11 pm
in Education
Storytelling can give students with disabilities their wings. It addresses the whole brain, engaging all learning styles, and multiple ways of knowing. It allows teachers in self-contained and inclusive classrooms to reach children who have not responded to other strategies, providing students with differentiated ways to achieve and demonstrate understanding. In this interactive webinar, participants will explore storytelling strategies that authentically address the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts in the primary grades. In the process, they'll learn a story that they can immediately take into the classroom -- and most importantly -- participants will discover how storytelling can help children with disabilities learn to FLY!
When: May 19, 2015 from 3 - 4pm
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Posted Sunday May 10 2015 at 9:29 pm
in Education
Arts Education Partnership recently added a great resource to its website: "The Arts Leading the Way to Student Success: A 2020 Action Agenda for Advancing the Arts in Education".
The publication articulates the role and contribution of the arts in education improvement efforts and provides arts and education leaders and other like-minded stakeholders with a blueprint for collective action and systemic change.
Read, download, print, the PDF from here.
Posted Thursday May 07 2015 at 8:48 pm
in Cultural Inclusion
Violence and betrayal, angels and prophets, villains and kings . . . and rubber chickens.
Who rises to rule and how far will he fall in the great clown kingdom of Who Would Be King? This new epic tale, created by Liars & Believers, swings from absurd buffoonery to high tragedy, with kinetic physicality, silliness, swords and a live band.
Adapted from the ancient tale of King Saul, Who Would Be King is the story of a good man given an impossible task, who stands up and fails nobly. It asks, what is the difference between good and great, and where is God between the two?
Come help create Who Would Be King! Liars & Believers presents a staged reading of this new work-in-progress. Halfway through development, the play is being shared with you as it now stands. Join in a discussion afterwards about what works, what doesn't and where it should go in the next phase of creation. Be part of the ensemble and help tell the story.
Liars & Believers expands the language of live performance, exploring the widest variety of theatrical forms, creating accessible, unique shows that meaningfully engage the world we share. Liars & Believers is an UP designated organization by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Monday May 18, 2015 at 7pm at OBERON in Cambridge, MA
Run Time: 2hours with intermission
Free tickets available.
